Finnish–English dictionary

tavoittaa

(transitive) To reproduce convincingly.

tavoittelija

One who seeks.

tavu

(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

tavukirjoitus

(orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.

tavumerkistö

(orthography) A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.

tavunraja

A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.

tavuviiva

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

tawny port

(alcoholic beverages) In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks.

täydellinen

Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400]

täydellisen

To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

täydellisesti

In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.

täydellistää

(transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.

täydellisyys

The state or condition of being complete.

täydennys

Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]

täydennysväri

(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). [from 19th c.]

täydentää

To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.

täydentävä

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]

täynnä

(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

täysi

Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way. [first attested in the late 1500s]

täysi kymppi

(countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.

täysi-ikäinen

Of full legal age, having attained majority.

täysi-ikäisyys

The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.

täysihoitola

A place of lodging with daily meals (board), usually provided in return for rent or other considerations.

täysikasvuisuus

When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

täysin

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

täysin rinnoin

In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

täysin sydämin

In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

täysinoppinut

Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.

täysivaltainen

Exercising power of rule.

täyskäännös

(British, military) A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation [First attested in the mid 20th century.].

täyslaidallinen

(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.

täysosuma

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

täysperävaunurekka

(British, Irish, sometimes, derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.

täysraittius

Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

täystuho

(archaic) Total destruction.

täytäntöönpano

The act of enforcing; compulsion.

täyte

Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation

täyte-

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

täyteaine

Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

täytekakku

(mostly, UK) A rich, usually iced, cake.

täyteläinen

(of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.

täyteläisyys

(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]

täytesana

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

täytetty

Full or packed (with some material or substance).

täyttää

(transitive) To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do.

täyttää (piripintaan)

To fill (a container) to the brim (noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.

täyttää edestä

To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.

täyttää ehdot

(transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).

täyttää lyijyllä

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

täyttää pekonilla

(cooking) To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.

täyttää polttoaineella

(transitive) To provide with fuel.

täyttävä

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

täyttö

A product intended to replace the used contents of a container or the exhausted supply of a device.

täyttyä

To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.

täyttyä lyijyyn

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

täyttyä vedellä

(intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

täyttymys

The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

täytyä

Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

TDY

(analysis) Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

te

The individual or group spoken or written to.

te itse

(emphatic pronoun) You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.

Tea

A en given name.

teaseri

(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

teatraalinen

Of or relating to actors or acting.

teatteri

(countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.

teatterifondi

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

teatterikuiskaus

(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.

teatterilaiva

(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.

teatterillinen

Of or relating to the theatre.

techno

(music genre) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

teddykangas

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

tee

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.

tee-se-itse

Do-it-yourself.

teehetki

(chiefly, British) The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).

teehuone

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

teekannu

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.

teekupillinen

(countable, Commonwealth, northern, _, US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern, _, US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.

teekuppi

A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

teeleipä

(chiefly, North America, rare in Scotland and Guernsey) A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.

teelusikallinen

A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.

teelusikka

A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

teema

(music) A musical theme or melodic subject. [from 18th c.]

Teemu

(rare) A en given name.

teenlehdet

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.

teennäinen

Simulated in order to impress.

teennös

An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.

teepannu

(dated, _, outside, _, US) A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

teerasia

(also, attributively) A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.

teerenpeli

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

teerenpilkku

A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.

teesi

(rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments.

teeskennellä

(copulative) To convey an appearance of being.

teeskennellä juovansa

To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".

teeskennellä sairasta

(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

teeskennelty

Simulated in order to impress.

teeskentelemätön

Straightforward, candid, open, frank.

teeskentelijä

One who feigns.

teeskentely

An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. [from 1548]

teetetty

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

teettää

(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

teettää alihankintana

(ambitransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

teettää aliurakalla

(ambitransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

teettää työtä

To force to work.

teevati

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

tehdä

(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.

tehdä (jostakin) marttyyri

(transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

tehdä (jostakin) rikos

(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

tehdä (suurta) tuhoa

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

tehdä äkkikäännös

(intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.

tehdä aukko

(surgery) To cut an opening into.

tehdä biopsia

To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

tehdä bogi

(golf, ambitransitive) To make a bogey on (a particular hole).

tehdä elinsiirto

(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.

tehdä ennakkoluuloiseksi

(transitive) To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

tehdä epävakaaksi

(transitive) To make something unstable.

tehdä ero

(transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.

tehdä esitäyttö

To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.

tehdä fellaatio

(transitive, intransitive) To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.

tehdä freelancerina

(transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance.

tehdä graffiti

(transitive) To mark a surface with such images.

tehdä happamaksi

(transitive) To make sour.

tehdä harhautusliike

To direct (a blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack) on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.

tehdä hartiavoimin töitä

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

tehdä heinää

To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.

tehdä henkilöntarkastus

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

tehdä hienostuneeksi

To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]

tehdä hienostuneemmaksi

To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]

tehdä hiukset

(transitive) To cause to have or bear hair; to provide with hair

tehdä huolestuneeksi

(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.

tehdä ilmapudotus

To deliver goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.

tehdä itkuiseksi

(archaic, also, figurative) To wet (one's eyes or face) by crying; to beweep; also, to cause (one's face) to disfigure or swell through crying.

tehdä jakaus

To cut hair with a parting.

tehdä johtopäätös

(transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.

tehdä jonkinlaiseksi

Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.

tehdä jostakusta prostituoitu

(intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

tehdä juoksu

(baseball) To score a run.

tehdä juovikkaaksi

(transitive) To create streaks upon.

tehdä käännytystyötä

(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

tehdä kaikkensa

(idiomatic, informal) To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.

tehdä kallistus

(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

tehdä kapulatie

To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.

tehdä käsin

To make by hand and with much skill.

tehdä käsityötä

To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

tehdä kasvojenkohotus

To perform a facelift upon.

tehdä kaupat

(transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.

tehdä keikkaa

To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

tehdä keikkatöitä

(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.

tehdä keittoa

(transitive, intransitive) To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water.

tehdä kenkiä

(intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).

tehdä kenttätyötä

(intransitive) To provide charitable or religious services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.